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Trade-Mark as applied to quarried 
marble and stone, Registra- 
tion No. 107373 





The rotunda of the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco. The columns and pilasters are 

monoliths approximately 15 feet 2 inches high. All visible marble was executed in Napoleon Gray. George 

A. Applegarth, of San Francisco, was the architect. Marble Manufacturers, Jos. Musto Sons-Keenan Co 
and American Marble and Mosaic Co., both of San Francisco. 


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PHENIX MARBLE COMPANY 
KANSAS CITY MISSOURI 
PRODUCERS 


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TOMPKINS-KIEL MARBLE COMPANY 
NEW YORK CITY NEW YORK 
DISTRIBUTORS 
QUARRIES PHENIX, MO. 


COPYRIGHT, 1926 


PHENIX MARBLE CO, 
KANSAS CITY, MO. 


Lride & Merk 
THOMSEN-#-ELLIS CO. 


BALTIMORE & NEW YORK 


FOREWORD 


OMETHING more than mere selfishness of 
purpose. prompts the publication of this 
volume. 


In answer to the demand of an awakening pub- 
lic interest, incident to the universal adaptabilicy 
of marble, this princment has been compiled. 


The advantages of marble generally, and of 
“Phenix Napoleon Gray”’ in particular, are illus- 
trated in the following pages. Naturally, these 
advantages have their first application to the work 
of the architect and builder. 


Ic is of more than passing interest to note that 
while the virtues of marble were recognized by the 
artisans of the pre-Christian era, ic has remained 
for the architects and builders of today to aptly 
sense the almost limitless possibilities of this 
“Stone of Ages,’’ as they severally apply to the 
many practical structural and decorative purposes 
not dreamed of in the long ago. 


It is, cherefore, the mission of this little volume 
to point out, mostly by pictorial presentation of 
existing work, the varied and adaptable possibil- 
ities of “Napoleon Gray Marble.” 


If we can but impress upon the mind of the 
reader a single salient thought, with regard to our 
product, we shall feel amply repaid for our effort. 
That one thought is the all-inclusive adaptability 
of ‘Napoleon Gray Marble.”’ 





The Adaptability 
of Napoleon Gray Marble 


ive legendary times, marble has been used by 
man whenever he built for beauty and durability. 
This natural material, which owes its existence to 
those early and primitive forms of life which disap- 
peared long before the advent of mankind himself 
upon the earth, was employed by the early Hindus, 
Greeks and Romans for their temples and tombs, 
their buildings of state and even for their dwellings. 
Many of the medixval churches and, later, the 
splendid palaces of the Renaissance and the wonderful 
mosques and memorials of the land of the Taj Mahal 
were wrought of gleaming marble. Today, the na- 
tions of the world are perpetuating the memories of 
the World War in structures of this noble stone. 

Ranking next to the precious stones, the beauty of 
marble has always been appreciated. It possesses 
other qualities, however, which make it the noblest 
of building material. Its durability, its heat-resisting 
and weathering qualities, its crushing strength, its 
availability, its ease of cleaning, its light-radiation— 
all of these give to it outstanding advantages that in- 
evitably attract the attention of the architect in his 
search for a medium that combines utility and charm 
—the two qualities necessary for universal adapt- 
ability. 

There are, unfortunately, certain marbles which 
are only suitable for limited purposes; and these, 
when used outside their logical sphere, often prove 
disappointing. It is all the more striking, then, to be 
able to offer to the trade a marble such as Napoleon 
Gray—a marble so replete with possibilities and so 


An 
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fully measuring up to the standards established by the 
most critical, that it is rapidly finding a place in the 
specifications of buildings of every type and section. 

This material is an all-purpose marble, adaptable 
to every use to which marble may be put, and in 
many instances superior to those other marbles which 
it has been customary in the past to specify for cer- 
tain specific purposes. In color it is an exquisitely 
soft gray, rich in tone, pleasing in appearance, with 
enough variation to rest the eye and the mind—and 
therefore never becoming tiresome. The veining 
is such as to add character and matching qualities un- 
obtainable in any monotone material. 

It is practically non-absorbent, and therefore not 
only free from the possibility of staining or discolora- 
tion, but remarkably durable as an exterior marble. 
The effect of rain is that of a continual cleansing. Its 
high transverse and crushing strength makes it adapt- 
able for use in conjunction with other materials and 
assures its permanency and wearing qualities. 

It is unusually sound in texture, a strong fault-free 
marble of great beauty, with just enough variation in 
color to make it popular as an interior finish. It can 
be carved to the most intricate patterns, and ‘its 


Napoleon Gray walls in trading room, New 

York Stock Exchange, New York City. 

Trowbridge & Livingston, New York, Ar- 

chitects; Wm. Bradley & Son, Long Island 
City, Marble Contractors. 


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Napoleon Gray 


adaptability for tracery, mouldings and finish affords 
an unlimited scope for architectural design and color 
value. Asa floor tile it has proved highly satisfactory 
under the most severe tests for wear and structural 
value, and the non-slip quality affords security and 
safety under all conditions of use. For hospitals, where 
sanitation and cleanliness must be thoroughly con- 
sidered, it is the ideal material. 

It is used extensively in banks, for screens, floors 
and wainscoting; for corridors of office buildings, and 
lavatories and shower baths of every type; and for 
bases and counters in retail stores, lunch rooms and 
soda fountains. Normal discoloration and ordinary 
pencil writing on this class of work do not show be- 
cause of the neutral gray color. 

Napoleon Gray marble may be secured in sound Quantity 
large-sized blocks and slabs in any quantity and with- Production 
out delay. This makes it particularly desirable for 
wainscoting, toilet partitions and work of a character 
where economy must be considered. With many large 
stocks carried on hand in various sections of the 
country, the architect who specifies Napoleon Gray is 
assured prompt delivery in quantities sufficient to fill 
the largest contracts. The unusual uniformity in color, 


Napoleon Gray wainscot and bank screen, 

Peters National Bank & Peters Trust Co., 

Omaha, Neb. John Latenser & Sons, Omaha, 

Architects; Sunderland Bros. Co., Omaha, 
Marble Contractors. 





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Napoleon Gray 


Easily cut; 
a Dielectric 


A Rich 
Combina- 
tion 


veining and textures in all blocks produced, assures 
the buyer of his ability to secure a like material for 
any future extensions, repairs or additions. For the 
marble manufacturer it reduces waste to a minimum. 

Napoleon Gray is a free cutting, easy working 
marble, requiring minimum equipment — features 
that make it attractive to the small operator. It will 
receive a very high polish, with a consequent fine re- 
flective value. The material is easily drilled, and the 
absence of sulphur, iron and other mineral matter in 
its composition makes it a dielectric of superior qual- 
ity, and therefore very desirable for switchboard 
work. 

Combined with brick, it furnishes a combination 
that is both attractive and economical. Many such 
brick structures, trimmed with Napoleon Gray, have 
been erected in all parts of the United States; and 
dwellings of “‘all-over’’ Napoleon Gray are to be 
seen in equally large numbers. 

Napoleon Gray is the product of the Phenix Mar- 
ble Company exclusively. No other quarries except 
those at Phenix in Greene County, Missouri, produce 
this material—and all of these Phenix quarries are 
owned by this one company. Both the name ‘‘Na- 


poleon Gray’’ and the Diamond N (<N>) trade-mark 


are protected by Government Registration. 


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Napoleon Gray 





The marble throughout the Greely Arcade Building in New York 
City is Napoleon Gray. George and Edward Blum, New York, 
Architects; Marble Contractor, Traitel Marble Co., 

Long Island City. 


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HE illustrations on the fol- 

lowing eleven pages give a 
general idea of the effects achieved 
by the use of Napoleon Gray 
marble for 


EXTERIORS: 


Whether for residences, churches, 
commercial structures or munic- 
ipal edifices, this material has 
found favor in every part of the 
United States. 


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St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kansas City, Mo. The base, entrance portico 
and trim is NapoleonGray. Wight & Wight, Kansas City, Architects; 
Marble Contractor, Phenix Marble Co. 


Detail of base and trim of Napoleon Gray marble, 
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Kansas City. 





Napoleon Gray 





Residence of Mr. Walter S. Dickey, Kansas City, Mo. Executed in 
Napoleon Gray marble. Roger Gilman, Kansas City, Architect; 
Marble Contractor, Phenix Marble Co. 


Detail of side porch and lower floor of the Dickey 
residence in Kansas City. 





Napoleon Gray 


Library Building at Nevada, Mo., 

with a trimof NapoleonGray. A.T. 

Simmons, of Bloomington, IIl., Ar- 

chitect; Marble Contractor, Phenix 
Marble Co. 








The National State Bank, of Elizabeth, NJ.; 
with a front of Napoleon Gray marble Denni- 
son & Hirons, New York, Architects; Mar- 
bleContractor,Geo. Brown &Co.,Newark,N_J. 


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Greene County Courthouse, atSpring- 
field, Mo., built of Napoleon Gray 
marble. Reed & Heckenlively,Spring- 
field, Architects; Marble Contractor, 
Frank C. Hunt, Springfield. 





The front of the Regent Theater, Kansas 

City, Mo., builtof Napoleon Gray marble. 

H. A. Drake, Kansas City, Architect; Mar- 

ble Contractor, A. Sutermeister Stone Co., 
Kansas City. 





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Napoleon Gray 





Flagpole base in Swope Park presented to Kansas City by Mr. Jacob 
L. Loose. William Higginson, New York, Architect. Base is a 
single piece of Napoleon Gray marble 9 feet 2 inches by 9 feet 2 inches 
by 5 feet; the walkways are slabs 15 feet by 6 feet, and 8 inches thick, 





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TheLinwood Boule- 
vard Christian 
Church at Kansas 
City, Mo., built 
with a trim of Na- 
poleonGraymarble. 
Shepard, Farrar & 
Wiser, Kansas City, 
Mo.,Architects; 
Marble Contractor, 
Phenix Marble Co. 


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Napoleon Gray 





Second Church of Christ, Scientist, at Kansas City, Mo. Executed in 
Napoleon Gray marble. F. R. Comstock, Albany, N.Y., Architect; 
Marble Contractor, Phenix Marble Co. 





Fire House at Kan- 
sas City, Mo. The 
exterior is Napoleon 
Gray marble. Al- 
bert Turney, of Kan- 
sas City, Architect; 
Marble Contractor, 
Phenix Marble Co. 





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Napoleon Gray 





Mr. Bernard Corrigan’s residence at Kansas City, Mo., erected of 
Napoleon Gray marble. Louis Curtiss, Kansas City, Architect; 
Marble Contractor, Phenix Marble Co. 


Detail of Mr. Corrigan’s residence in 
Kansas City. 





Napoleon Gray 





Mr. C. R. Hunt's residence at Kansas City, Mo., was built of Na- 
poleon Gray marble. John W. McKecknie, Kansas City, Architect; 
Marble Contractor, Phenix Marble Co. 


The residence of Mr. James Halpin at Kansas 

City, Mo., has an exterior of Napoleon Gray 

marble. McKecknie & Trask, Kansas City, 

Architects; Marble Contractor, Phenix Marble 
Co. 





Napoleon Gray 





The outdoor dance floor of Napoleon Gray marble owned by the Edgewater Beach 
Hotel, of Chicago. The hotel is the year-round home of a number of the well-to-do 
people of Chicago, and the dance floor was erected for their convenience directly on 
the beach. As it would be open to summer suns and winter snows, it was necessary 
to use some material that would withstand the elements and maintain its smooth 
surface. The floor is 40 by 140 feet, the tiles of Napoleon Gray being 8 inches wide 
by 16 inches long. Marshall & Fox, Chicago, Architects; Marble Contractor, 
Naughton Marble Co., Chicago. 


The Mausoleum at Macon, Mo., has an exterior 

of Napoleon Gray marble, Ludwig Abt, Moberly, 

Mo., Architect; Marble Contractors, A. Suter- 
meister Stone Co., Kansas City, Mo. 





Napoleon Gray 





Detail of entrance portico of the residence 
of Mr. Walter S. Dickey, Kansas City, Mo. 


HE illustrations on the fif- 

teen pages that follow show 
the application of Napoleon 
Gray marble to 


INTERIORS 


and indicate its adaptability for 
floors, base courses, wainscoting, 
shower baths, toilets, lavatories, 
mouldings, counters, mantels, 
Ctoeetc: 


Napoleon Gray 





Interior of the Missouri State Capitol at Jefferson City , Mo. Executed 
in Napoleon Gray marble, Tracy & Swartwout, New York, Archi- 
tects; Marble Contractor, Andres Stone & Marble Co., Milwaukee. 


Napoleon Gray 


Corner of the rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol. 

Walls and bridge are Napoleon Gray marble. Tracy 

& Swartwout, New York, Architects; Marble Con- 
tractor, Andres Stone & Marble Co., Milwaukee. 








The Napoleon Gray 
marble columns at 
the entrance of the 
main rotunda of the 
Missouri State Cap- 
itol at Jefferson 
City, Mo. The walls 
are of the same ma- 
terial. 


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Napoleon Gray 


A Napoleon Gray treatment in the Mechanics Institute 

at Montreal, Canada. Hutchinson, Wood & Miller, 

Montreal, Architects; Marble Contractors, Smith Mar- 
ble Co., and Construction Co., Ltd., Montreal. 





St. Philomena R.C. 
Church, Lans- 
downe, Pa., has a 
wainscot of Napo- 
leon Gray marble. 
Geo. I. Lovett, 
Philadelphia, Ar- 
chitect; Marble 
Contractor, John 
Hegarty, Philadel- 
phia. 





[27] 


Napoleon Gray 





Standard Oil Building, Baltimore, Md., showing the washrooms of 
Napoleon Gray marble. Clyde N. Friz, Baltimore, Architect; Marble 
Contractor, Hilgartner Marble Co., Baltimore. 





The Post Office and public space in the Union Station, Toronto. All 
standing marble is Napoleon Gray. Ross & MacDonald, Montreal, 
Architects, and Jno. M. Lyle, Toronto, and Hugh G. Jones, Montreal, 
Associates; Marble Contractor, Geo. Oakley & Son, Ltd., Toronto. 


[28] 


Napoleon Gray 





A view showing one of the uses of Napoleon Gray marble, in the 
St. Paul, Minnesota, schools. F. X. Tewes, St. Paul, Architect; Mar- 
ble Contractor, Northwestern Marble & Tile Co., of Minneapolis 





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A typical high-school shower bath installation of Napoleon Gray 
marble in the Technical High School, Omaha. Fred. W. & Edwin B. 


Clarke, Omaha, Architects; Marble Contractor, Sunderland Bros. 
Co., Omaha. 


Napoleon Gray 





The elevator lobby of the Dodge Building, New York, has walls ot 
Napoleon Gray marble. Shape, Bready & Peterkin, of New York, 
Architects; Marble Contractor, Ital-American Marble Co., Inc., 
Brooklyn, N.Y. 


The main floor of the American Telephone and 
Telegraph Building, New York, is of Napoleon 
Gray marble. W. W. Bosworth, New York, Ar- 
chitect; Marble Contractor, Batterson & Eisele. 





Napoleon Gray 





The floor of the Pathfinder Hotel at Fremont, Neb., is of Napoleon 
Gray marble. A. H. Dyer, Fremont, Architect; Marble Contractor, 
Sunderland Bros. Co., Omaha. 


Napoleon Gray marble was used throughout in 

the Post Office at Orange, N.J. York & Sawyer, 

New York, Architects; Marble Contractor, Geo. 
Brown & Co., Newark, N_J. 





Napoleon Gray 








The lobby floor of the Capitol Building in 

Chicago is of Napoleon Gray marble. 

W. W. Ahlschlager, Chicago, Architect; 

Marble Contractor, Flavin Marble Mill, 
Chicago. 


The walls of the girls’ shower room 
in the McKinley Park Bath, South 
Park, Chicago, are of Napoleon Gray 
marble. J. F. Foster, of Chicago, 
Architect; Marble Contractor, Flavin 
Marble Mill, Chicago. 





Napoleon Gray floor in the E] Buedor 
Apartments, at Omaha, Neb. James 
T. Allen, Omaha, Architect; Marble 
Contractor, Sunderland Bros. Co., 
Omaha. 


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The floors, side walls, wainscoting and 

treads in the Standard Arcade Building, 

New York, are all Napoleon Gray marble. 

Starrett & Van Vleck, New York, Architects; 

Marble Contractor, Shipway Marble Co., 
Bronx, N.Y. 


Napoleon Gray 


St. Matthew's R.C. Church at Conshohocken, Pa. 

The wainscot is Napoleon Gray marble. Geo. I. 

Lovett, of Philadelphia, Architect; Marble Contrac- 
tor, John Hegarty, Philadelphia. 





The Masonic Tem- 
pleat Omaha, Neb., 
has Napoleon Gray 
marble in the floor, 
stairs and walls. 
Geo. B. Prinz, 
Omaha, Architect; 
Marble Contractor, 
Sunderland Bros. 
Co., Omaha. 





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The interior of the 
St. Thomas Aqui- 
mas Church, Chi- 
cago, isof Napoleon 
Gray marble. K.M. 
Vitzthum Co., Chi- 
cago, Architects; 
Marble Contractor, 
Enterprise Marble 
Co., Chicago. 


[35] 


Napoleon Gray 


{n the Brooklyn, N.Y., Union Gas Co., Napoleon Gray 

was used for walls, pilasters, counters, check desks and 

benches. Frank Freeman, New York, Architect; Marble 
Contractor, Batterson & Eisele. 





Napoleon Gray 





Napoleon Gray marble in the walls of the Union Station, Toronto, 

Canada. Ross & MacDonald, Montreal, Architects, and John M. 

Lyle, Toronto, and Hugh G. Jones, Montreal, Associates; Marble 
Contractor, Geo. Oakley & Son, Ltd., Toronto. 


Stairway of Napoleon Gray marble in the residence 

of Mr. Bernard Corrigan, Kansas City, Mo. Louis 

Curtiss, Kansas City, Architect; Marble Contractor, 
Phenix Marble Co. 





[36] 


Napoleon Gray 





Switchboard at Power Plant of Phenix Marble Company. For electric 
switchboards, Napoleon Gray marble is superior to many materials 
frequently used. 


The stairway in Loew's Theater,'St. Louis, has treads 

and risers of Napoleon Gray marble. Thomas W. 

Lamb, New York, Architect; Marble Contractor, 
Pickel Marble & Granite Co., St. Louis. 





Napoleon Gray 





Main entrance, Roosevelt High School, St. Louis. All of the 30,000 

square feet of marble used in this building was Napoleon Gray. 

R. N. Milligan, Commissioner of Schools, St. Louis, Architect; 
Marble Contractor, Union Marble & Tile Co., St. Louis. 


Napoleon Gray marble showers in the Westmore- 

land Country Club, Evanston, Ill. R.S. DeGolyer, 

Chicago, Architect; Marble Contractor, Flavin 
Marble Mill, Chicago. 





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The lobby of the Rialto Theater, Omaha, Neb., was executed largely 
in Napoleon Gray marble. John Latenser & Sons, Omaha, Archi- 
tects; Marble Contractor, Sunderland Bros. Co., Omaha. 


The floors of the corridors in the big new Citizens 
National Bank Building, Baltimore, are of Na- 
poleon Gray marble. Graham, Anderson, Probst 
& White, Chicago, Architects; Marble Contrac- 
tor, Hilgartner Marble Co., Baltimore. 





[39] 


pee following seven pages 
illustrate the use of Napoleon 
Gray marble for 


BANK INTERIORS 


showing its all-round usefulness 
in this type of structure, not only 
for floors and wainscoting, but 
for counters, stairs, benches, col- 
ums, etc., etc. 


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Napoleon Gray 





One of the big columns of Napoleon Gray marble in the Bank of 
America, N.Y. Trowbridge & Livingston, New York, Architects; 
Marble Contractor, McGratty & Sons, Brooklyn. 


Napoleon Gray 





The walls, floors, counters and benches in the 
Homestead Bank, Brooklyn, N.Y., are of Na- 
poleon Gray marble. Holmes & Winslow, New 
York, Architects; Marble Contractor, Chas. M. 
Gray Marble & Slate Co., Long Island City. 


First National Bank, South Amboy, N.J. Counter screen and 

wainscot in Napoleon Gray. Holmes and Winslow, New York, 

Architects; Marble Contractor, Chas. M. Gray Marble and Slate 
Co., Long Island City. 





Napoleon Gray 





In the main banking room of the Pennsylvania Co., in the Packard 

Building, Philadelphia, the floor is Napoleon Gray marble. Ritter & 

Shay, Philadelphia, Architects; Marble Contractor, Brooklyn Marble 
Co., Brooklyn. 


Napoleon Gray marble was used throughout in 

the Coshocton National Bank, Coshocton, Pa. 

Designed and executed by the Taylor-Palmer Co., 
Milwaukee. 





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Napoleon Gray 


The Equitable Trust Co., of New 

York. Floors in Napoleon Gray. 

York and Sawyer, New York, Ar- 

chitects; Marble Contractor, Wil- 
liam Bradley and Son. 








The Tenth National Bank of Philadelphia. 

The floors and counters are of Napoleon 

Gray. Paul A. Davis, 3d., Philadelphia, Ar- 

chitect; Marble Contractor, Wm. A. Wafer, 
Philadelphia. 


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Detail of wall, column and base of the in- 

terior of the Bank of America, New York. 

Trowbridge & Livingston, NeW York, Ar- 

chitects; Marble Contractor, McGratty & 
Sons, Brooklyn. 


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Napoleon Gray 


The interior of the National State 
Bank of Elizabeth, N.J., contains 
floor and counters of Napoleon 
Gray marble. Dennison & Hirons, 
New York, Architects; Marble 
Contractor, Geo. Brown & Co., 
Newark. 





Napoleon Gray 


Elevator lobby of the National Bank of 
Commerce Building, Tulsa, Okla. The 
walls and stairway are of Napoleon 
Gray marble. Wight & Wight, Kansas 
City, Architects; Marble Contractor, 
Kansas City Marble & Tile Co. 








The stair treads and floors of the Safe Deposit Department of the 

Pennsylvania Company, in the Packard Building, Philadelphia, are 

Napoleon Gray marble. Ritter & Shay, Philadelphia, Architects; 
Marble Contractor, Brooklyn Marble Co. 


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Napoleon Gray 


Walls, counters and floors of the Bank 

of Coney Island, Coney Island, N.Y., 

are of Napoleon Gray marble. Holmes 

& Winslow, New York, Architects; 

Marble Contractors, Eastern New York 
Marble Co., Brooklyn. 








Banking room in C. B, Richard's Bank at 29 Broadway, New York. 

Napoleon Gray marble is used for the bank screen. Herbert P. Main- 

zer, New York, Architect; Marble Contractor, Friedman Marble 
Company, Long Island City. 


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HE five pages next follow- 
ing depict the adaptation of 
Napoleon Gray marble for the 


most intricate 


CARVINGS 


and tracery, both exterior and 
interior. 


[ 48 ] 


Napoleon Gray 





Memorial statue to John Hay, in Cleveland, Ohio, sculptured out of 
Napoleon Gray marble by F. C. Frazer. Executed by Merli and 
. Nicolai, of New York. 


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Napoleon Gray 


View in the main rotunda of the Missouri State Capitol 

at Jefferson City. Napoleon Gray marble was used for 

the walls, columns and floors. Detail of panel over 
doorway is shown below. 





Detail of the carved panel in the wall of the Missouri 

State Capitol. Tracy & Swartwout, New York, Archi- 

tects; Marble Contractor, Andres Stone & Marble Co., 
Milwaukee. 





[50] 


Napoleon Gray 


Detail of carving on the entrance doorway of the 

National State Bank of Elizabeth, N.J. The material 

is Napoleon Gray marble. Dennison & Hirons, New 

York, Architects; Marble Contractor, Geo. Brown & 
Co., Newark. 





Pierced marble grill ia the Bowery Savings Bank, New 
York. York and Sawyer, New York, Architects; Mar- 
ble Contractor, William Bradley and Son, New York. 





[51] 


Napoleon Gray 


Doorway of Napoleon Gray marble in the Brooklyn 

Trust Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. York & Sawyer, New 

York, Architects; Marble Contractor, McLaren & 
Sons, Brooklyn. 





Doorway, in Napoleon Gray marble, of the A. Sulka & Co. 

Building, New York. Rouse & Goldstone, New York, Ar- 

chitects; Marble Contractor, Wm. Bradley & Sons, Long 
Island City. 








Napoleon Gray 





Exterior panels of Napoleon Gray marble, Seaman's Bank for Savings, 
New York City. Benjamin W. Morris, New York, Architect; carving 
by Wm. Bradley & Sons, Long Island City. 


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Napoleon Gray 


Organized 
in 1590 


Output 


Increases 


New 
Equip- 


ment 


The Growth 
of Napoleon Gray 


HE Phenix Marble Company, producers of Na- 

poleon Gray marble, was organized in 1890, 
under the name of the Phenix Stone and Lime Com- 
pany. For several years prior to the organization, the 
quarries at Phenix had been operated for the twofold 
purpose of manufacturing a high-grade white lime 
and for the production of dimension stone for ex- 
terior use. It developed later that the material being 
sold as Phenix Stone was, in reality, a high-grade 
marble, as shown by technical and chemical analyses. 
The name of the Company was therefore changed 
from the Phenix Stone and Lime Company to the 
Phenix Marble Company, under which name it has 
since been operating. 

The name “Napoleon Gray Marble,”’ which has 
been copyrighted, was given to the material because 
of its close similarity to the Napoleon Gray marble 
quarried in France. 

The reception of Napoleon Gray marble by the 
architects and fabricators was most encouraging and 
the output showed from year to year a healthy in- 
crease up to the time the United States entered the 
World War, at which time the difficulty in securing 
foreign marbles compelled the American manufac- 
turers to look to American producers; and Napoleon 
Gray marble, with its beauty and adaptability, was 
immediately recognized. 

The demand for the marble increased in volume so 
rapidly that development and equipment required 
the expenditure of large sums of money to keep pace 
with the demand and to supply the trade. The equip- 


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Napoleon Gray 


ment today is second to none in the United States— 
if, indeed, it is exceeded anywhere—and it can be 
truthfully said that no quarry organization has been 
more energetic and successful than the Phenix Marble 
Company in anticipating and preparing for the needs 
of its customers. 

With the Phenix Marble Company are associated Many 
a large number of technically trained men, experi- Employees 
enced in the quarrying of marble, and they have de- 
veloped in the foothills of the Ozarks an industry 
which employs 125 operatives, who, with their 
families, are the sole inhabitants of Phenix, Greene 
County, Missouri—a town with a population of 450 
people. The energy and finances of the Phenix Mar- 
ble Company have not alone been utilized in plant 
development and equipment work; the welfare of 
the employees has been looked after as well with a 
view to maintaining an organization of satisfied 
workers, thereby assuring better and more continuous 
production. 

The Phenix Marble Company pursues the policy Selling 
of producing Napoleon Gray marble in blocks, Policy 
sawn slabs and floor tile only, for sale to the manu- 
facturers, and does not compete against those who 
are buying and using thematerial. Nomanufacturing, 
other than making floor tile, is done at the quarry. 

Every small or large shop can figure on Napoleon 
Gray with the assurance of a just and fair competition. 

Fourteen years ago the Phenix Marble Company Only One 
made a contractural connection with the Tompkins- Distributor 
Kiel Marble Company, of New York City, for the 
sale of its Napoleon Gray marble, believing this to 
be, from an economic standpoint, the best way to get 
results. The rapid increase in the volume of business 
has attested the fact that this confidence was rightly 
placed. 


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Napoleon Gray 


Purpose of | The Phenix Marble Company and the Tompkins- 
this Book Kiel Marble Company present in the foregoing pages 


An Invita- 
tion 


a series of pictures, with notations, indicating the 
adaptability and uses of Napoleon Gray wherever a 
high-grade marble is required. It is impossible in the 
scope of this book to present photographs of all the 
work accomplished, and the selections are made to 
show representative jobs under the different classes 
indicated. 

The Phenix Marble Company invites those in- 
terested to visit its properties at Phenix, Missouri. 
You will be cordially welcomed, in the hope that 
such visits will enable the Company to understand 
better the requirements of the trade, and that the 
trade will be enabled to understand better the large 
operations involved. 


Napoleon Gray 





The Phenix Quarry, showing channeling machines at work cutting 
out the blocks, and one of the derricks hoisting out a large block 
preparatory to loading it on a flat car. 


Blocks of Napoleon Gray marble cut out of the quarry and 
to be shipped to the manufacturer. 





Napoleon Gray 


Power plant of the Phenix Marble 
Co. 





Rear elevation of the Phenix 
Mill. 





Tile plant, Phenix Marble Co. 





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Napoleon Gray 





Front elevation of the Phenix Mill. 





A group of gang saws, Phenix 
Marble Co. 


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Block storage yard, showing 
method of loading blocks. 


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Napoleon Gray 


The 
Founding 


Sales 
Policy 


Exclusive 
Distributors 


A Decade of Success 


Tes the panic of 1907, T. D. Tompkins, son of Mr. 
E. B. Tompkins, New York City, President of 
R. C. Fisher & Company, and August Kiel, one of 
the foremost salesmen in the marble industry ,founded 
Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company. 

With general business at a standstill, with bank- 
ruptcy stalking everywhere, a more unpropitious 
time could hardly have been found for a young firm, 
without a yard and without stock, to start in busi- 
ness. 

However, from the very beginning the Tompkins- 
Kiel Marble Company prospered because, first, they 
established broad policies, and second, because they 
knew the marble business from every angle. They 
had learned it in the hard school of experience. 

One of the sales policies of this Company is to 
dispose of the quarry output to independent manu- 
facturers, who own and operate finishing plants. In 
no way do they compete with them. How successful 
is this policy is best evidenced by the unprecedented 
sales of the Company. The sale of Napoleon Gray 
marble is a striking example. From a small concern, 
the sales impetus of the Tompkins-Kiel Marble 
Company has enabled the Phenix Marble Company 
to become one of the largest producers of marble in 
the country. 

The Phenix Marble Company has for years fol- 
lowed the policy of quarrying, sawing stone and 
marble, and finishing floor tile for the trade only. 
The Tompkins-Kiel Marble Company has been for 
fifteen years the exclusive distributors of Napoleon 
Gray marble in the territory lying east of the Missis- 
sippi River, for Canada and for the Pacific Coast. 


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Napoleon Gray 


A group of the gang saws in the 
Tompkins-Kiel Marble Co. mills. 





General view 
of the 
Tompkins- 
Kiel 
Marble Co. 
plant, 
New York 
City. 






Block yard, Tompkins-Kiel 
Marble Co. 














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